Server, terminal and communication method used in system for communication in predetermined language

Abstract

A system communicating in a language requested by the user includes a mobile phone ( 100 ), a fixed phone ( 500 ) and a server ( 200 ). The mobile phone ( 100 ) includes a reading unit ( 126 ) reading language information when an USIM card ( 128 ) is attached, a communication unit ( 122 ) sending the language information and a connecting destination to the server ( 200 ), and a voice output unit ( 138 ) outputting information received from the server ( 200 ). The server ( 200 ) includes a circuit storing the language information received from the mobile phone ( 100 ), a circuit sending the stored language information to the fixed phone ( 500 ) of the connecting destination when the connecting destination is received from the mobile phone ( 100 ), and a circuit responsive to reception of information sent in response to the language information from the fixed phone ( 500 ) of the connecting destination to send the received information to the mobile phone ( 100 ).

1 . A server for use in a communication system including a plurality of terminals and a server communicating with said terminals, 
 each of said terminals including means for reading language information representative of a language used by the user of said terminal from a recording medium removable from said terminal, means for sending to said server said language information and a connecting destination input by the user of said terminal, and means for outputting information received from said server,    said server comprising: 
 communication means for communicating with said terminal;  
 storage means for storing information; and  
 control means connected to said communication means and said storage means for controlling said communication means and said storage means,  
 said control means including 
 means, responsive to reception of said language information from said terminal through said communication means, for controlling said storage means such that said received language information is stored,  
 means, responsive to reception of said connecting destination from said terminal through said communication means, for controlling said communication means such that the language information stored in said storage means is sent to a terminal of said connecting destination, and  
 means, responsive to reception of information sent from the terminal of said connecting destination in response to said language information through said communication means, for controlling said communication means such that the information received from said connecting destination is sent to said terminal.  
 
   
     
     
         2 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the information sent in response to said language information is voice information represented in a language corresponding to said language information.    
     
     
         3 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the information sent in response to said language information is character information represented in a language corresponding to the language information.    
     
     
         4 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said means for controlling such that the language information is sent to a terminal of said connecting destination includes means for controlling said communication means such that said connecting destination receives said language information before a communication line between said server and the terminal of said connecting destination opens.    
     
     
         5 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said means for controlling such that the language information is sent to a terminal of said connecting destination includes means for controlling said communication means such that said connecting destination receives said language information after a communication line between said server and the terminal of said connecting destination opens.    
     
     
         6 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control means further includes means for connecting said server with said connecting destination through a communication channel and a control channel, and    said means for controlling such that the language information is sent to a terminal of said connecting destination includes means for controlling said communication means such that said connecting destination receives said language information through said control channel.    
     
     
         7 . A terminal for use in a communication system including a terminal and a server communicating with said terminal, said server including means connected to a terminal of a connecting destination designated by said terminal for storing language information received from said terminal, means, responsive to reception of said connecting destination from said terminal, for sending said language information to said connecting destination, means for receiving information sent in response to said language information, and means for sending the information received from the terminal of said connecting destination to said terminal, 
 said terminal comprising: 
 communication means for communicating with said server;  
 reading means for reading information from a recording medium removable from said terminal;  
 input means for allowing the user of said terminal to input said connecting destination;  
 output means for outputting information received from said server; and  
 control means connected to said communication means, said reading means, said input means and said output means for controlling said terminal, the language information representative of a language used by the user of said terminal being stored in said recording medium,  
 said control means including 
 means for controlling said communication means such that said language information read by said reading means is sent to said server based on a predetermined condition,  
 means, responsive to input of said connecting destination using said input means, for controlling said communication means such that said connecting destination is sent to said server, and  
 means for controlling said output means such that information received from said server through said communication means is output.  
 
   
     
     
         8 . The terminal according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 said terminal is a mobile terminal.    
     
     
         9 . The terminal according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 said predetermined condition is such a condition that said reading means detects that said recording medium is attached.    
     
     
         10 . The terminal according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 said recording medium is a recording medium in which said language information is stored in a predetermined data format.    
     
     
         11 . A communication method in a server for use in a communication system including a plurality of terminals and a server communicating with said terminals, wherein 
 each of said terminals reads language information representative of a language used by the user of said terminal from a recording medium removable from said terminal, sends to said server said language information and a connecting destination input by the user of said terminal, and outputs information received from said server,    said communication method comprising the steps of: 
 in response to said language information being received from said terminal, storing said received language information;  
 in response to said connecting destination being received from said terminal through communication means, sending the language information stored at said step of storing said language information, to a terminal of said connecting destination; and  
 in response to information sent in response to said language information being received from the terminal of said connecting destination, sending the information received from said connecting destination to said terminal.  
   
     
     
         12 . The communication method according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 said information sent in response to said language information is voice information represented in a language corresponding to said language information.    
     
     
         13 . The communication method according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 said information sent in response to said language information is character information represented in a language corresponding to said language information.    
     
     
         14 . The communication method according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 the step of sending the language information to a terminal of said connecting destination includes the step of sending said language information such that said connecting destination receives said language information before a communication line between said server and the terminal of said connecting destination opens.    
     
     
         15 . The communication method according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 said step of sending the language information to a terminal of said connecting destination includes the step of sending said language information such that said connecting destination receives said language information after a communication line between said server and the terminal of said connecting destination opens.    
     
     
         16 . The communication method according to  claim 11 , wherein 
 said server is connected with said connecting destination through a communication channel and a control channel, and    said step of sending the language information to a terminal of said connecting destination includes the step of sending said language information such that said connecting destination receives said language information through said control channel.